Gas gangrene following compound fractures

ABSTRACT

The authors report on the management of 4 cases of gangrene. These cases are presented to remind clinicians of the possibility of this complication following compound injuries. Two cases were treated with hyperbaric oxygen. The importance of keen index of suspicion in the early diagnosis of gas gangrene together with the use of hyperbaric oxygen in cases of spreading myositis negates the need for mutilating surgery. (AU)